SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING – Sustainable Development Goals

Wild waterfowl as potential vectors of Vibrio cholerae and Aeromonas species

By: Laviad-Shitrit S., Izhaki I., Arakawa E., Halpern M.
Published in: Tropical Medicine and International Health
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Natural Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Objective: To study the hypothesis that migratory waterfowl are possible disseminators of Vibrio cholerae and Aeromonas. (more…)

Aging in place and quality of life among the elderly in Europe: A moderated mediation model

By: Vitman Schorr A., Khalaila R.
Published in: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Objectives: We explored the moderated-mediation effects of perceived accessibility to the environment on quality of life (more…)

Medical cannabis: An oxymoron? Physicians’ perceptions of medical cannabis

By: Zolotov Y., Vulfsons S., Zarhin D., Sznitman S.
Published in: International Journal of Drug Policy
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Background: Medical cannabis policies are changing in many places around the world, and physicians play a major role in (more…)

Valganciclovir Is Beneficial in Children with Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Isolated Hearing Loss

By: Pasternak Y., Ziv L., Attias J., Amir J., Bilavsky E.
Published in: Journal of Pediatrics
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of antiviral treatment for infants with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) with isola (more…)

Taxation of sugar sweetened beverages and unhealthy foods: A qualitative study of key opinion leaders’ views

By: Tamir O., Cohen-Yogev T., Furman-Assaf S., Endevelt R.
Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Background: Fiscal policies to fight obesity such as taxation of unhealthy foods or sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) hav (more…)

The neuroscience of empathy – from past to present and future

By: Shamay-Tsoory S., Lamm C.
Published in: Neuropsychologia
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
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Elective egg freezing and its underlying socio-demography: A binational analysis with global implications

By: Inhorn M.C., Birenbaum-Carmeli D., Birger J., Westphal L.M., Doyle J., Gleicher N., Meirow D., Dirnfeld M., Seidman D., Kahane A., Patrizio P.
Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Background: What are the underlying socio-demographic factors that lead healthy women to preserve their fertility throug (more…)

Diabetes after hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors: A case-cohort study

By: Hamood R., Hamood H., Merhasin I., Keinan-Boker L.
Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Purpose Breast cancer treatments have been associated with an increased risk of multiple health-related adverse outcomes (more…)

Memoir of a father’s suicide

By: Virtzberg-Rofe’ D.
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2018 | Link
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Gerontological activism: an example of an intergenerational academic course within a university–community partnership

By: Agmon M., Doron I., Ergon-Karlin S.
Published in: Educational Gerontology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: This article describes and discusses a novel academic course founded by the Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies at the (more…)

A path analysis model suggesting the association between health locus of control and compliance with childhood vaccinations

By: Amit Aharon A., Nehama H., Rishpon S., Baron-Epel O.
Published in: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Despite vaccines benefits, parent’s vaccine hesitancy is growing. Health locus of control (HLOC) may affect decision mak (more…)

Who is sleepier on the night shift? The influence of bio-psycho-social factors on subjective sleepiness of female nurses during the night shift

By: Zion N., Drach-Zahavy A., Shochat T.
Published in: Ergonomics
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Sleepiness is a common complaint during the night shift and may impair performance. The current study aims to identify b (more…)

NICHD-protocol investigations of individuals with intellectual disability: A descriptive analysis

By: Hershkowitz I.
Published in: Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: The current study followed investigative interviews with individuals with mild and moderate intellectual disability (ID) (more…)

Analgesic effects of reflexology in patients undergoing surgical procedures: A randomized controlled trial

By: Attias S., Sivan K., Avneri O., Sagee A., Ben-Arye E., Grinberg O., Sroka G., Matter I., Schiff E.
Published in: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Objective: Inadequate treatment of pain in patients undergoing surgery is associated with unsatisfactory perioperative o (more…)

Using Home-Program Adherence App in Pediatric Therapy: Case Study of Sensory Processing Disorder

By: Gal E., Steinberg O.
Published in: Telemedicine and e-Health
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Background: Pediatric therapies adopt a family-centered approach that encourages a caregiver’s involvement in therapy. C (more…)

Trajectories of child and caregiver psychological adjustment in families of children with cancer

By: Katz L.F., Fladeboe K., King K., Gurtovenko K., Kawamura J., Friedman D., Compas B., Gruhn M., Breiger D., Lengua L., Lavi I., Stettler N.
Published in: Health Psychology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Objective: To describe the trajectory of patient and caregiver mental health from diagnosis through the first year of tr (more…)

Increased killer B cells in chronic HCV infection may lead to autoimmunity and increased viral load

By: Eiza N., Zuckerman E., Carlebach M., Rainis T., Goldberg Y., Vadasz Z.
Published in: Clinical and Experimental Immunology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Regulatory B (Breg) cells are characterized by various membrane markers and the secretion of different inhibitory cytoki (more…)

Nurses’ Encounters With Older Adults Engaged in Self-Neglectful Behaviors in the Community: A Qualitative Study

By: Band-Winterstein T.
Published in: Journal of Applied Gerontology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Objective: Alongside clinical tasks and decision making, there is a growing awareness of the emotions that arise during (more…)

Kernel density analysis reveals a halo pattern of breast cancer incidence in Connecticut

By: Rybnikova N., Stevens R.G., Gregorio D.I., Samociuk H., Portnov B.A.
Published in: Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Breast cancer (BC) incidence rates in Connecticut are among the highest in the United States, and are unevenly distribut (more…)

A cluster randomized trial of community mobilization to reduce methamphetamine use and HIV risk among youth in Thailand: Design, implementation and results

By: Galai N., Sirirojn B., Aramrattana A., Srichan K., Thomson N., Golozar A., Flores J.M., Willard N., Ellen J.M., Sherman S.G., Celentano D.D.
Published in: Social Science and Medicine
SDGs : SDG 03 | Units: | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: Background: Use of methamphetamines (MA) and other stimulants have consistently been associated with HIV/STI risk global (more…)

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